The Big Blow (3.22)

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#51 Post by ConchRepublican »

Actually, I think I'll try tracking down Jay Huguely . . .
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#52 Post by ConchRepublican »

Short search . . . he died in 2008 suddenly @ 68.
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MaximRecoil wrote:
IslandHopper wrote: This is one of the episodes along with "J. Digger Doyle," "Birdman of Budapest" and "Squeeze Play" which I think really negates the possibility of Higgins being Robin Masters for a variety of reasons. One such reason is that after Candice attempts to shoot Robin, she reveals that her hatred for Robin goes back to 1957. In 1957, Higgins was still in the British Army, and it would have been unlikely that he would have been in the position to hire an actor to portray Robin Masters. Antoher reason is that Higgins was not even aware Robin was at the estate. Only Magnum knew. If Higgins was really Robin Masters, he would have obviously known this.
Seaver41 wrote:
This one really does bury the Higgins is Robin thing.
I totally agree with you: Robin Masters is Robin Masters and Jonathan Quayle Higgins III is Jonathan Quayle Higgins III. No way to argue that they are the same person.
Maybe I missed something but... was never told in the show if RM is British or American? I can't remember that.
All the guests at the party knew Robin, including the baseball player Duke Davis. Talking about RM he says: "I promised I'd work with him on his stroke. He tends to inside-out on his swing.".

In the italian dvd box set edition 'The Big Blow' is the last one episode of the season and 'Faith and Begorrah' is the second last.
This would have been the same airing sequence because this episode is the best season finale than 'Faith and Begorrah'.
I think the authors made the same mistake of the season 1 finale.
And in each episode is involved RM :?
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#54 Post by Sinjin »

This episode brought back memories of Hurricane Iwa, which hit the islands in November 1982. It knocked out water, power and phone service on the North Shore for several days. It was a pretty big deal, especially considering hurricanes are relatively rare events in Hawaii. It no doubt inspired this episode.

I'm a big fan of Key Largo and I thought the "big storm" scenario offered a lot of promise. But the story didn't live up to my expectations. If I recall correctly the body count was positive 2. Unlike Key Largo, neither the bad guys nor the storm seemed threatening enough. And there was no potential love interest.

On the plus side there was James Doohan playing Mr. McPherson. I also thought Linda Ryan was great as Candice Wingate. She starred in several other episodes (One Picture Is Worth, Jororo Farewell, Mr. White Death), and was a frequent guest on the original Hawaii Five-O. Okay I could be biased, as she was my college drama professor. :)

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#55 Post by Randy »

This is one of my favorite episodes, Randy lines cracks me up every time.
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#56 Post by trevor2448 »

I like this episode a lot. Some funny parts for me were when Magnum is unable to speak upon meeting the ball player Duke, and Magnum unconsciously pouring water on the carpet when he thought Higgy had been shot.
The lady who tried to kill Robin..there was no escape after doing the deed so I didn't get that. But I guess the revenge factor can be overwhelming.

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#57 Post by SignGuyHPW »

I loved this episode. I use it as proof that Higgins and Robin are not the same person. If Robin was in the employ of Higgins then wouldn't Higgins have been told about threats on Robin Masters? Wouldn't it have been possible the killer was after the "actual" Robin Masters so they'd have to cover both scenarios?

The weak parts, for me, of the show were that James Doohan was not given a much larger role. He had huge star power in addition to being a brilliant actor so his having such a minor role saddened me. I also found it odd that Magnum was in awe of Duke Davis yet didn't recognise Whitaker and Trammell a few seasons later. I also found it very strange that Magnum, nor Higgins, confirmed the burglars had left the estate. Magnum just jumped right into trying to find whom was out to kill Robin without securing the estate from new threats while Higgins was focused on not having been told Mr. Masters was at the estate.

I think it was one of the strongest acted episodes over all. You had a lot of star power in this one. It was also probably one of the favorites of the network since they didn't spend a ton on sets or locations. They contained it to the house with a couple of stock shots of storms. Very cost effective. Rick and TC didn't get to give an explanation as to why they showed up earlier than planned, but them being thrust right into two seperate major problems was pretty funny. Magnum's questioning if there was anything Higgins hadn't done was probably my favorite exchange between them.

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#58 Post by Stelth »

SignGuyHPW wrote:I loved this episode. I use it as proof that Higgins and Robin are not the same person. If Robin was in the employ of Higgins then wouldn't Higgins have been told about threats on Robin Masters? Wouldn't it have been possible the killer was after the "actual" Robin Masters so they'd have to cover both scenarios?

The weak parts, for me, of the show were that James Doohan was not given a much larger role. He had huge star power in addition to being a brilliant actor so his having such a minor role saddened me. I also found it odd that Magnum was in awe of Duke Davis yet didn't recognise Whitaker and Trammell a few seasons later. I also found it very strange that Magnum, nor Higgins, confirmed the burglars had left the estate. Magnum just jumped right into trying to find whom was out to kill Robin without securing the estate from new threats while Higgins was focused on not having been told Mr. Masters was at the estate.

I think it was one of the strongest acted episodes over all. You had a lot of star power in this one. It was also probably one of the favorites of the network since they didn't spend a ton on sets or locations. They contained it to the house with a couple of stock shots of storms. Very cost effective. Rick and TC didn't get to give an explanation as to why they showed up earlier than planned, but them being thrust right into two seperate major problems was pretty funny. Magnum's questioning if there was anything Higgins hadn't done was probably my favorite exchange between them.
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#59 Post by Milton Collins »

I just watched this one again and liked more than the three or four other times. It's got that good creepy element that wasn't used enough in Magnum in my opinion. Love the isolation due to the storm and being held captive by the crooks, again creepy and thriller type episode. Did we see some parts of the estate not seen before? I can't say for sure but I'm thinking so. Anyways, a solid 8.5 for me

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#60 Post by rtc »

One of my favorites,too.

Not only do we see for all time that Higgins is *not* Robin,
but we discover that jack-of-all-trades Higgins is a ham radio
enthusiast.(Was there anything he could not do?)

Being one myself it was an unexpected shock to hear him
"calling CQ",nearly fell out of the chair.

The amateur radio procedure used in this episode was authentic but
the equipment was not. Higgins would indeed have had a hard time
getting a message out using the vintage Astatic D-104 microphone
with the Kenwood R-2000 *receiver*.
The callsign was real,belonged to someone who lived in California
and presumably worked on the show.
The R-2000 was a fine receiver(had one),a shame it was sacrificed.

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#61 Post by KingKC »

I remember this episode because I first thought it was going to be a game of "Clue" with someone being killed and the killer still in the crowd due to the storm. The prison escapees with a pregnant girl was over the top but made for good suspense on two fronts of 1. will the escapees hurt someone or give up or end up caught and 2. when will the pregnant girl give birth. Add that to someone out to get Robin and you have pretty good suspense. The Barry Van Dyke baseball character and his interactions with TM made me want to vomit. I saw the alleged statistics in the episode synopsis he was supposed to have put up in his last season and at least they were believable for the most part.

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#62 Post by MaximRecoil »

This is bizarre:

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A multimillion-dollar estate mansion, in a fancy dining room, and that wall is constructed of bare SPF lumber (warped, or otherwise less-than-square lumber no less; note the irregular gaps between the boards), with a set of curtains for a "door"? That's how you build an outhouse, not a mansion interior. I guess we know where Rick and TC got the bare lumber for boarding up the windows.

I don't think I've seen any other examples of such crude/out-of-place set construction on MPI.

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#63 Post by K Hale »

^^ It does seem like something is missing in that entranceway. Like the rest of the wall...

This is an enjoyable episode. Nice creepy storm/darkness factor, a bit like "Black on White" but with an element of camp that BoW doesn't have. Good TM/JQH interaction. I had to laugh at Magnum's declaration that you can't have a party during a hurricane; obviously he's never been to New Orleans in hurricane season. I thought his plan for capturing the potential killer was solid with the exception that his reasoning for not telling Higgins ahead of time was very slim ("You wouldn't be objective enough" etc). It seems like that only increased the risk factor of Higgins possibly doing something unknowingly that could endanger the entire mission. Of course Magnum could not have known about the escapees breaking in, which began a cascade of yet more unforeseen events that nearly ended with Higgins buying it in the wine cellar, to say nothing of the lads. If they had been shot as a side effect of Magnum keeping Higgins in the dark about the plan, the repercussions would have been dreadful. :shock:

Things I thought could have been improved were: Magnum's way over the top reaction to Duke Davis, and a better explanation for just how Rick and TC wound up at the estate.

Things that could not possibly be better: Magnum pouring a pitcher of Mai Tais on the rug when he sees the wine on Higgins' shirt and shouts, "Higgins! YOU'VE BEEN SHOT!"
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#64 Post by K Hale »

Speaking of which, how close would he have to have been to the shotgun blast to get wine on his shirt while not actually getting hit with any of the shotgun pellets? I guess it was a really concentrated blast, which is why the lantern didn't get blown up. :idea:

Edited to add: I just realized he basically answers this question himself in "Skin Deep"... four feet or less.
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#65 Post by Mad Kudu Buck »

I always call this episode, The Big Suck - because it sucks so much. The guests are annoying and not believable, Magnum acts like a loser and the story is a lame "whodunnit".

I never understood the fascination with "whodunnit" stories, where all the action takes place in one room, nobody can leave and everyone is a suspect. "It's always the person you least expect!"

I find "whodunnits" to be extremely boring, tedious, frustrating and cheap. But that's probably why they made them - because they're cheap and require only one set.

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